MINI GETS A MAKEOVER

Sydney Morning Herald

Friday November 27, 2009

JAEDENE HUDSON

A Rolls-Royce inspired Mini is to be produced.Executives at BMW have reportedly given the green light for a joint collaboration in which a Mini will be decked out in Rolls-Royce trappings.Spy pictures of a prototype have surfaced on Autoexpress.co.uk (above) and show the car swathed in a royal-blue paint-job with a body kit and new alloy wheel design. Inside, cream leather covers everything including the air-vents. The wood is walnut veneer.Like the Mayfair and Camden models, the Roll-Royce Mini will be a special edition. It will be modified by the craftsmen at Rolls-Royce's own plant at Goodwood and each vehicle will be unique.There's no timeline yet for a release but it's believed the collaboration is at the late prototype stage.

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